WE ARE
JERUSALEM’S FIRST Startup
ACCELERATOR

The Accelerator Platform

Our platform is designed to help startup founders get through the early stages of their venture creation. No two startups are alike nor do they follow similar paths.
We focus exclusively on what’s best for each team, working with founders hands-on to provide whatever it is they need to succeed, whether it’s sharpening their unique value proposition, finding their market ‘sweet spot’, making their product more desirable or preparing to raise their first round.
We expect founders to commit seriously to their startup’s success. We don’t take equity.Read more about the program

Round #7 has kicked off. Feel free to file an application for round #8 and we will get back to you.

How it Began

In 2012, the year we started Siftech, only several startups were founded in Jerusalem. Though home to The Hebrew University, The Bezalel School of Art and Design and many other talent factories, future entrepreneurs were leaving the city en masse as soon as they graduated. They felt that the city had nothing to offer them professionally.
Students ourselves at the time, we witnessed this brain drain first-hand and decided to do something about it. We opened an entrepreneurship workshop in a small classroom at the Hebrew University campus, with the aim of helping and supporting entrepreneurs in their early stages of development. With one-on-one mentorship by leading figures from the Israeli startup scene and lecture-style sessions to help founders up their game, we hoped to become a pipeline platform for more companies to take root in the city.
By early 2014 the startup scene in Jerusalem went into overdrive and we decided to establish a full-scale accelerator program. It was time. We packed our things and set up shop in a new workspace in the JVP Media Quarter.

The Vibe

We don’t do departments, dividers, or bureaucracy, and you won’t find a reception desk or waiting area in our workspace. Gatekeepers are the enemies of collaboration, the killjoy of spontaneity.
That’s why the door to our workspace is always open (it is). Anyone can walk into Siftech and ask for help, advice, and direction. If we can’t help, we’ll find someone who can (we’re inveterate networks). Our workspace is located inside JVP Media Quarter, at the heart of Jerusalem’s start-up scene. This is a dream location for young startups. Housed in a stunning Bauhaus landmark overlooking the ancient Old City of Jerusalem, the Media Quarter is home to JVP and OurCrowd, two of Israel’s top VC funds, a rocking performing-arts hub and great restaurants and Cafés.
For entrepreneurs eager to grow their networks, this is a storied meeting place of hi-tech smarts, investors, entrepreneurs, creators, makers, and visiting dignitaries.

fresh.fund

fresh.fund is Israel’s first venture fund which focuses exclusively on students. It’s a joint project Siftech is its main partner. fresh.fund invests in the next generation of Israeli founders. We’re a student-led venture fund doing things OUR WAY in a world changing at a ridiculously fast pace.
We invest in early-stage startups founded by exceptional students and recent grads.
Our deal-flow team is made ​up ​of the brightest students in Jerusalem. They’re hand-picked ​from 100+ qualified applicants.
We train them to identify investment opportunities in early-stage companies. They’re taught to see the venture-creation process from an investor’s point of view. They bring fresh thinking to the table every time.
Student? fresh grad? Apply to fresh.fund

Selected Startups

Zore

Own your gun

Zore recognized both the need for firearms and the measures needed to prevent their misuse.
Zore's product, ZØRE X is a patented cartridge that connects you to your firearm. It is the fastest way to go from a locked firearm to disengaging & chambering a round and firing it. ZØRE X will also notify you if your gun has been tampered with when it's out of sight.

BreezoMeter's mission is to improve the health and quality of life for billions of people worldwide, by providing accurate air quality data for consumers and businesses in a format as simple, intuitive and actionable as weather data.

Fillip is a market place that connects between people looking for assistance from agents/mediators and nonprofessional crowd-mediators, allowing those people to publish their requests, set a reward and attract mediators to help them promote their needs.

Our Experts

"Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty."

Sicilian proverb

At Siftech's core is its strong community. We’ve built a world-class family of entrepreneurs, investors and domain experts in everything startups need; from marketing, product development and design to legal, finance and preparing for fundraising.